The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are considered the world's oldest civilisation, dating back to around 4000 BCE. The Sumerians were the first to establish cities, write a language, and create art.

The Climate Adaptation through Irrigation Modernization Project integrates crop diversification with the adoption of climate-smart irrigated agricultural practices that require modernization of ...

He maintains that Menes was at one and the same time the Sumerian emperor in Mesopotamia and the first dynastic king of Egypt, a crown-colony of his world-empire.

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

According to the Association of Archaeologists of Peru, the “chincana” – meaning labyrinth in the Quechua language – connect the city’s Temple of the Sun to the ancient Sacsayhuaman ...

New discoveries at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan by University of Central Florida (UCF) associate professor Tiffany Earley-Spadoni and her research team are offering valuable ...

An innovative Australian irrigation system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is helping sugarcane farmers optimize water usage and reduce fertilizer runoff, protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

Astronomy and astrology were deeply intertwined in ancient civilizations, particularly in Egypt and Mesopotamia, where early astronomers and astrologers made ... 4th century BCE), who was instrumental ...

The site is located in southeastern Turkey, a place that was once part of Upper Mesopotamia ... Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...